This Saturday, April 22, the Government published Law No. 31728, which aims to approve supplementary credits that allow financing the expenses of various specifications of the national government, regional governments and local governments, within the framework of economic reactivation.
It is so that, in total, S / 8 have been allocated. 232 million to implement measures for the reactivation of the family, regional and sectoral economy, as well as other authorizations that make it possible to meet critical demands in the face of the emergency unleashed in recent months by the intense rains caused by Cyclone Yaku.
What are the main measures to be implemented according to Law No. 31728?
Among the measures that will be implemented is the mass use of natural gas, the generation of 50,000 temporary jobs, access to natural gas and LPG, the delivery of food baskets in favor of vulnerable families, support for the Glass of Milk, to the Mi Vivienda Fund, among others. Check the main ones below:
- Investments for Optimization, Marginal Expansion, Rehabilitation and Replacement (IOARR)
This law authorizes the financing of S/742,235,297 for the Marginal Expansion, Rehabilitation and Replacement (IOARR) and aims to achieve the execution of 962 investments nationwide in health and transportation functions. Likewise, transfers will also be made in favor of executing nuclei of the Cooperation Fund for Social Development (Foncodes) for the realization of five IOARR of student residences.
The Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) will be provided with a budget for the sum of S/200 million to finance 6,734 subsidies of the Family Housing Bonus (BFH), application modality Construction on Own Site, in the departments of Arequipa, Cajamarca, Cusco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Puno, Tacna and Ucayali.
- Glass of Milk Program
The transfer of S/100 million was approved in favor of local governments for the Vaso de Leche programs, which seek care for the population living in poverty and extreme poverty based on the Household Targeting System.
- Energy Social Inclusion Fund (FISE)
The green light was given to implement S/350 million in favor of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) for the execution of massification programs that encourage the use of natural gas and that promote access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through of the Energy Social Inclusion Fund (FISE).
A budget of S/239,710,499 will be granted in favor of the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion for the acquisition of food for people in a situation of economic vulnerability and due to the rise in food in the basic basket. Likewise, it will be delivered in the different regions of Peru (See graph).
- Temporary Employment Program “Lurawi Peru”
The Government authorized the incorporation of S/123,585,000 in favor of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) to finance the transfers to finance the Temporary Employment Program “Lurawi Peru”, which seeks to provide work for more than 50,000 citizens.
What will the financing be like by regions?
For the regions, budgetary incentives (PI) of approximately S/127 million will be allocated. This amount implies transfers of resources to the municipalities of 10 cities in the country (see graph). In detail, S/94 will go to the improvement of hospitals and health centers; S/29 million for both initial, primary and secondary schools and, finally, S/4 million for transportation and sanitation.
Source: Larepublica

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